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SNL host Christina Applegate talked about the "glitches and design flaws" with latest iPhone 5 in the skit 'Tech Talk' that aired on Saturday night. Three tech writers complain about the pitfalls of the latest iPhone, but only to be shocked and surprised when the show brings out three factory workers to address their concerns...

The Dev-Team has today pushed a major update to its iOS jailbreak tool RedSn0w, taking it to version 0.9.15b1 that introduces a bunch of new features including the option to restore to older firmwares (including iOS 5.x) which are no longer being signed by Apple. Other new options include untethered 6.0 jailbreak & hactivation on old-bootrom 3GS, hactivation on any...

With ongoing whispers of a native Google Maps iOS app to be released soon, it appears some purported leaked images have appeared online via web developer Ben Guild (you may remember his web profiles for obtaining an original Google Maps icon in iOS 6), who has posted what he claims are from the Alpha version. According to...

If you still haven't decided whether to go case-free or otherwise with that shiny new iPhone 5 of yours, this might make your decision easier. As any iPhone 5 owner would know, it's actually the sleek chassis that makes it feel a lot nicer in your hands than any of the previous iPhones. So, using...

Texas based LED Tech Development has filed a formal complaint with a court in Delaware against Apple for infringement of four of it patents, reports Patently Apple. The filing states that Apple's iPad 3 and MacBook Pro infringe upon four of LED Tech's patents that the company describes as being "patents by assignment." The reports notes that Charles Lemaire, one of...

The following tip will probably be geared towards the ladies (but guys if you're into make up, stick around--I don't judge) that love cosmetics (such as my wife) and Sephora, also known as the 'Apple Store' of make up. The Sephora to Go app is one of the apps that supports Passbook integration and the...

A while back we previewed the iOS microphone accessory from Blue, the Mikey Digital. The portable mic is basically a powerful mic for those looking for high quality recordings on the go. We received a sample in the mail to quickly review, so here are our thoughts with the unit. Unboxing the Blue Mikey Digital...

Teehan+Lax has just released iOS 6 GUI PSD for the iPhone 5, which can now be downloaded from their website. The designers have released the PSD as a free license file (13.79 MB), so that users can "conceive, design, pitch and build really great software that we’ll come to use on a daily basis" (via iClarified). They say that...

The Lighting to 30-pin adapter was torn apart yesterday over at Gizmodo and the teardown revealed it's a hard unit to mess with. The exterior plastic shell is securely held in place with lots of glue and a dremel was required to open it up, notes Peter from Double Helix Cables: Once you get it open,...

The official Jetsetter™ app for iPhone, that was awarded the best iPhone travel app by Apple's App Store Rewind 2011, has been updated to support the Passbook feature in iOS 6, in addition to iPhone 5's taller display support, quick checkout with credit card scanning and a few bug fixes. Jetsetter™ provides insider access to the world's...

A new jailbreak tweak called SiriPort, which is now available for download in the Cydia store, allows A4 device owners to install Apple's digital voice assistant Siri. The tweak works on any jailbroken iPhone 4, iPod touch 4G or the original iPad running iOS 6. Folks over at AppAdvice have made a video tutorial on how...

The latest report from ad firm Chitika shares insight into the web traffic volume of Apple's iPhone 5 compared to the Samsung Galaxy S III. Based on their study of web usage rates, the iPhone 5 has surpassed the Galaxy S III in just 18 days based on mobile ad impressions between the 7-day period...